good morning, everyone. 7:00 a.m. welcome to "today in the bay." thank you for making us part of your sunday morning. looking live out in san francisco, a little foggy. >> a lot foggy. >> exactly. good morning. i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. he's rob mayeda, meteorologist. baseball weatherman today. >> we have the low clouds around san francisco. we typically expect that. some of the fog we're seeing around the bay area thickest we've seen in quite some time. let me show you what we have in terms of fog right now. visibility is down to less than an eighth of a mile. oakland less than two miles. fairfield, half mile visibility. we'll be stuck in this probably

through about 10:00 this morning. notice temperatures heading into afternoon a day that looks like yesterday. upper 70s to near 80 inland and for the giants/cardinals coming up this evening, mid 60s. breezy at times. comfortable day at the ballpark and we have 49ers game coming up. a look at that and seven-day forecast that's not very foggy. looks kind of hot for the second half of the week. >> anybody who has done an evening game at at&t park, you dress for anything and bring the layers. we'll have a live report from john henry smith coming from at&t park in just a bit. this morning san francisco giants fans are buzzing with excitement. game one against the st. louis cardinals starts at 5:15 today. if you have a ticket in your hand for today's playoff game, hold onto it tight. fans who stopped by at&t park yesterday to buy tickets were disappointed the box office was closed. they had better luck going online. stub hub has been selling standing room only tickets for

$120 each. if you would like to sit down to watch the game, prices range from $140 to $1,000. now, for some fans though, money is no object. >> we got tickets for the 49ers game in the morning and we didn't get tickets yet for the baseball game but we're pretty sure we're getting them. >> giants fever also means big money for businesses near the ballpark. one bar manager says he expects tens of thousands of dollars in extra revenue. now, today's giants game is affecting plans for music lovers. shuttle bus pickup for treasure island music festival has been moved from at&t park. the new location is by the bill graham is civic auditorium. organizers said they had to move because of tonight's baseball game. you can park for free at the at&t lot but you have to use muni or b.a.r.t. to get to the new bus pickup location. right now tens of thousands of runners making their way through san francisco.

runners will take the scenic route during the 26-mile course. they'll pass through famous landmarks such as fishermen's wharf as part of the nike women's marathon. the starting gate began at union square. the finish line is in golden gate park. we have new information this morning on a party boat rescue on san francisco bay. the coast guard says the party boat hit a rock near alcatraz before it started taking on water friday night. the captain radioed for help. when he had trouble navigating the vessel back to pier 39. all people onboard for a bachelor party were rescued without injury. after a ten-hour stand off, police report they recovered a body believed to be a missing woman from the area. they found the body inside the home of 30-year-old david jose. police believe the body is that

of 25-year-old heather carroll who has been missing since wednesday after dropping off her 5-year-old son at school. police headed to the suspect's home to question him about carroll's disappearance but when they arrived at his house, they were told he was armed and ended up in a standoff for hours. he surrendered early this morning. police say he told them that carroll died after they got into an argument. if you live in the south bay, you'll have to dial differently adding a few extra numbers when you make a call as part of the plan to supply new phone numbers for growing population. this saturday callers will need to dial 1 plus the area code and then the number even if they're calling another 408 number. on november 20th, the new 669 air code will be introduced. customers who request new service as an additional line or change service may be assigned that new area code. we have much more ahead for you on "today in the bay." a new record for the presidential campaign record books. plus, salmonella fears.

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for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number. so when in doubt, dial it out!

let's return to coverage of the san francisco giants playoff game happening later this afternoon. giants are four wins away from another trip to the world series. they opened play late this afternoon where they'll host the st. louis cardinals in game one. john henry smith is live at at&t park with a preview. john? >> reporter: thank you very much. you can't stand where i'm standing right now and not feel a sense of anticipation about what's to come. at&t park is dressed up. they've got the mlb postseason logos on the grass. i tell you something else i feel right now. i feel a sense of pleasant surprise that the giants are actually hosting this game as i heard the giants players feel that as well.

after all, friday in cincinnati when they were heading from the hoet to hotel to the airport, they thought they were getting on a plane to washington, d.c. because the nationals were leading the st. louis cardinals late in the division series elimination game. by the time the giants got on the flight, they realized st. louis was en route to beating the nationals 9-7 altering the giants travel plans due west. >> it was a pretty unbelievable game. you know, i thought for sure we were going to be going to d.c. jumping out to the 6-0 lead. they were able to fight their way back. there was a positive to both for us. it's nice to come home and have the home field advantage too. it's nice. >> if you look at the game we had and the game they had, they were similar. we were up 6-0 barely hung on and they found a way to get it done. both clubs at some point had the backs to the wall.

we did going into cincinnati. had to win three straight. they're down a couple runs in the ninth. found a way to get it done. i think it says a lot about the two clubs, the character of the clubs and how hard they fight and it should be a really hard fought series here. >> reporter: in fact, this will be the first meeting in a league championship series between the previous two world series champions. first pitch from giants scheduled here at 5:15 this afternoon. coming up later, we'll hear from former giant and current cardinal carlos beltran about how he feels to come back and face his old team for a trip to the world series. now to decision 2012. president barack obama and his challenger mitt romney are trading campaign trail for a classroom of sorts gearing up for tuesday's debate.

they both plan to spend several hours doing intense preparation. meantime, president obama used his weekly address to take credit for the rejuvenated auto industry. >> he says he's going raise taxes. does anyone really think raising taxes on anyone helps get more people to work? the president's plan is status quo. more of the same. he calls it forward. i call it forewarned. >> of course that was mitt romney. he and his runningmate are in the swing state of ohio this weekend. romney spoke to large crowd and hammered the president on china, job creation and taxes. ryan told voters in the manufacturing state that the president's china policies have cost the country manufacturing jobs. now, with just three weeks to go, obama's campaign has made the record books. it has surpassed 4 million donors so far setting a new presidential campaign record for the total number of donors the

obama campaign has raised half of money from donation under $200 close to reaching $1 billion raised between the campaign and national democratic committee. mitt romney and republicans are on track to raise $800 million or more by election day. a warning for dog owners as a recall involving dog's treats. the oven baked biscuits with real chicken. they could be contaminated with salmonella and pose a risk to humans handling it. the recalled treats were sold in 19 ounce standup resealable pouches. they are marked with lot codes 2199tp or 2200tp.

>> coming up, one final mission. live pictures for you. the space shuttle "endeavour" still making its way through the streets of los angeles on the way to the california science center. the problem this morning causing the late arrival. here's a view of san francisco, or bottom half of downtown as seen from city view camera there. foggy start to the morning. we'll talk more about a warming trend showing up in the seven-day forecast and your sunday afternoon forecast when we come right back. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits.

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good sunday morning. 7:14 is the time. thanks for making us part of your sunday morning. looking out live to downtown san jose this time. much like san francisco, there's plenty of fog still hanging around over the skies. let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda with a look at your sunday forecast. >> the forecast looks like we'll get more sunshine for the

afternoon. we'll talk more about the fog and where it's at its thickest in the moment. let's look at the big games forecast. candlestick today, mid to upper 60s. patchy low clouds. cool temperatures. as we head toward the evening hours with the giants taking on the st. louis cardinals just after 5:00, it looks like mid 60s. breezy. west winds at 10 to 20 miles an hour and some patchy low clouds around the city today. temperatur around the bay area this morning, not too chilly actually. mid 50s for most places because they got the blanket of low clouds over our heads this morning and you can see the wind fairly light. onshore breeze reaching fairfield helping to push in low clouds but visibility in miles, liv livermore down to an eighth of a mile. fairfield now just dropping to a quarter mile visibility. and about just under two miles around 880 around downtown oakland. the fog is around. probably through about 10:00 this morning and then we'll get clearing skies. pattern in the pacific turning more active.

we have a strong storm heading to the north coast. we'll see a few showers maybe as far south as the coastline on tuesday. the high to our west will keep storm track to the north and actually strengthen by wednesday, thursday and friday. so inland 80s to near 90 degrees for three days and then by next weekend the temperatures are really going to come on down and very likely we'll see some rain and perhaps some good rain coming in by next sunday. low clouds through the morning and then through afternoon clearing skies, hazy sunshine inland and fog sticking around the coast. not as sunny as yesterday. inland temperatures should manage to climb into the upper 70s to near 80 in warmest places. low to mid 70s around san jose as you head to the east bay. should see a combination of upper and mid 70s around dublin and some low 80s around pleasanton and sunol and north bay highs in the 70s. 60s to low 70s across the peninsula over toward oakland today. mild temperatures next few days. a few clouds and some showers in the north coast around tuesday

afternoon and then from wednesday through friday we're going to see temperatures warming up with some 80s to low 90s inland and next weekend we're going to get more clouds spilling in and perhaps a pattern change to some real fall weather. we're talking about maybe some rain coming in next weekend but for now the fog is the issue over the next few mornings and then it will feel like summer. >> thank you very much. the space shuttle "endeavour" is creeping its way through the streets of los angeles. a live picture for you this morning. the shuttle will soon arrive at the space museum where it will be on display. "endeavour" restarted the journey before 7:00 this morning. nearly ten hours late. overnight a hydraulic leak from a trailer under the shuttle caused the delay. nbc's stephanie stanton has more on the shuttle's slow speed journey. >> reporter: thousands of fans lined the streets for the slow crawl through the streets of

l.a. at top speeds of just 2 miles an hour, officials navigated the 170,000-pound shuttle through the city carefully avoiding trees, street lights and even coming within inches of some buildings. >> i just want why did you want see it? >> it's big and really big. >> really huge. this is in space and now it's in our city. >> reporter: engineers were faced with one of the most difficult maneuvers get getting endeavor across the 405 freeway midway through the journey. the shuttle made a stop in the sid of inglewood for a special ceremony. >> "endeavour" is a true national treasure and i'm extremely pleased to welcome it to the new home right here in southern california. >> reporter: after a delay due to maintenance on the transporter and maneuvering challenges, fans were treated to a special musical performance

arranged by famed choreographer debbie allen. "endeavour's" new home will be the california science center where officials hope it will inspire future generations of astronauts. >> that exhibit at the california science center opens on october 30th. it is that time of year, pumpkin growers show off their prized possessions and one just broke a world record in canada. hundreds of people turned out for the annual pumpkin weigh in. some needed a forklift to move them to the scale. this one just missed the world record by a couple hundred pounds but still the third largest in the world. the top three pumpkins in the world are carved and put on display at new york's botanical gardens. a unique contest is being held for a puzzle which has baffled many of us. this you're's european rubic cube championships are under way in poland.

some contestants will try solving the puzzle blindfolded or with their feet. the winner will be decided today. much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, how should you update your fall fashion look from the runway to real life? we'll show you the trends and colors you'll be seeing this season.

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we're using this coat to just kind of pull out the red that's in the dress. the other part of what she's wearing is the nude shoes and they're fantastic. they're a new black pump and we're mixing that in with a lot of stuff that we've taken from summer and moving into our fall wardrobes. what i also love about this is that her makeup has totally changed for fall. she's wearing a dark lip. we haven't seen this in some time with a lighter eye and she's also using the bun trend which is huge for hair right now. again, a really fun part of this is that they are all mix and match pieces. you can take this jacket and wear it with your jeans, wear it with skinny jeans, wear it with leggings and take the dress and throw on a nice jacket and flats and run errands looking completely fabulous. so it's a really, really fun look that we have going for fall here incorporating some of my favorite fall trends. >> and obviously you're saying versatility with the jacket if you want to get into this and

not spend too much money, it's those pieces that you can use casual dressup. >> exactly. our weather even when it gets spring and summer, we can use this in the evenings. >> the fall clothing at night in the city goes all year. >> everything is a great piece that can go all year. she can wear it with tights like this if it's really cold and she's good to go. that's one of my favorite fall looks right there. >> we also have morgan. >> we have morgan who is wearing a wonderful -- this is one of my favorite looks. this is leather. leather, leather, leather. i can't say it enough for fall. we see leather on every collection that's come out this year. what she's wearing here is a wonderful leather jacket, light weight, you can wear it with jeans, over a dress, could have worn it over the dress we just saw. a scarf. a light-weight scarf that can go into fall, winter, spring, you rotate that look.

we have the military trend with her pants. cargo pants. the zippers. the pockets. and we're seeing colored denim again except that this time we see it in fall colors. we're seeing hunter greens, maroons, burgundies, lots of dark color and wax jeans which is giving it a shine. >> i'm going to ask the director, can we go further down to see the shoes as well? >> the shoes. these are my favorite. >> step back so we can see the shoes. we don't want to miss this. >> she's wearing the gold shoes. she's are fabulous. this is date night right here. a great bag with it. they are hot. they are hot. what can i say? she can wear them and this whole outfit with boots later if she's running errands and wants to be more comfortable. the shoes are a great price point and you can wear them all year. >> with dark tones and black, they really pop when worn with that outfit. >> picks up metallic pieces in

her bag and we have the fishtail braid on her hair. she's got a lighter lip and darker eye. we switched up the makeup here. eyes are much darker and lips are with a nude color and then amanda incorporated the braid trend and brought it into a loose fishtail that looks fantastic and clean and polished but it took five minutes to do. >> fantastic. we have about a minute left. let's talk about the jewelry and some of the footwear you brought. >> statement pieces are big. statement piece jewelry. this is samantha. >> what is a statement piece? >> it makes a statement. you walk in and everyone goes my gosh, necklace, reaction you're looking for. phenomenal. she's out of australia. "the new york times" called her a breakthrough jewelry designer. these are available in los gatos. put it on with jeans and a t-shirt and you look fabulous.

one of my favorite shoe designers. booties under the knee, over the knee, you can wear this with your little dresses. you can wear this with skinny jeans and military trend. this one is studded. a little rock and roll to your look. and over the knee comfortable boots that anybody can wear. >> i'll give it a try. thank you for taking the time this morning. real pleasure. >> thank you. >> much more ahead on "today in the bay," have you caught it? giants fever sweeping through the bay. we'll have a live report from at&t park on the wild ride in store for fans at today's big game.

the time is 7:29. you're looking at a live shot of the nike women's marathon under way over the streets of san francisco. thousands of women taking part

in the event today. it starts around union square snakes through the more popular tourist attractions in the city. the race ends later this morning at golden gate park. you should be aware if you're going to head out into that area to expect to see a lot of runners out there and maybe some traffic delays as well. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm garvin thomas in for kris sanchez. you look at the weather this morning, the people are running. great marathon running weather. it's cool and overcast. >> not too cold. that's nice about the low clouds, kept temperatures up in mid 50s around the bay area right now but the fog is an issue. good visibility in san francisco. five mile visibility. in livermore it's less than a quarter mile. you drive into the clouds coming down into fremont this morning. look for that. quarter-mile visibility in fairfield and santa rosa, on the mild side. 60s to mid 70s for most of the bay area. san jose 75. and some low 80s closer to liver more and sunol know the

seven-day forecast is going to bring shorts and t-shirts back to most of our valleys. you'll see a big jump in temperatures coming up in the seven-day forecast and a closer look at our game-day forecast for 49ers and giants coming uei just a few minutes. >> less than ten hours away from first pitch at at&t park for this afternoon's championship series game between the giants and st. louis cardinals. let's go live now down to the field with john henry smith. john, i have giants in five. what do you have? >> reporter: i know everybody is making predictions for the nlcs. here's my prediction. for game one, 42,000 plus fans are going to fill these seats out here at at&t park as they exhort their 2010 world champion giants to eliminate the 2011 world series champion cardinals. what's tougher to predict is the reception these fans are going to give to former giant and now cardinals slugger carlos beltran. you may remember the giants

acquired beltran last season in an effort to get back to the postseason. when that didn't happen, the former giants signed with the cardinals as a free agent. beltran says he only has fond memories of his time here with the giants. >> it was great honestly. being able to play was a good thing for me. i was looking forward to trying to be in this position. unfortunately it didn't happen. at the same time, you know, just being able to play for these fans, they're loud. they're good fans. and they are supportive here and on the road. i got the opportunity to meet a lot of new faces, new teammates and it was a good time. >> reporter: beltran leads a potent cardinal lineup which featured five players hitting over 20 home runs this season. the giants have only one such player, buster posey.

of course in 2010, the giants prove you can win it all with superior pitching and they'll try to get that done again as madison bumgarner goes to the hill at 5:15 this afternoon to throw out the first pitch for game one of the national league championship series between the giants and the st. louis cardinals. from at&t park, i'm john henry smith, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, john henry. the big question this morning is it too late to get giants tickets? monte francis has your answer. >> reporter: fans who came to the giants box office to buy tickets were disappointed to see the windows were closed. >> i think the cheapest seats are a buck 30 each. >> reporter: online stub hub is selling standing room only tickets at $120 each. for actual seats, you'll have to pay anywhere from $140 to $1,000. >> it's a big day for us. we got tickets for the 49ers game in the morning and we

didn't get tickets yet for the baseball game but we're pretty sure we're getting them. >> deep left field. that is way back and a grand slam! >> reporter: for those hoping to see the giants play in person, a stub hub spokeswoman says there are still 4,000 tickets available on the site and 7,000 for monday's game. the giants division series victory is no doubt going to translate into big business for bars and restaurants near the ballpark. the manager of pete's tavern says for his business, it means tens of thousands of dollars in additional revenue. >> on regular game day, we'll start getting packed two hours before the game. start getting crowded around 10:30 in the morning and last throughout the evening. really looking forward to it. >> reporter: the manager says as soon as he knew giants were playing a home game, he ordered eight times the amount of beer as he would for a usual sunday. >> as soon as cardinals pulled that out and knew we would be back home, we were on the phones

immediately. >> reporter: all of the excitement about the players also means big business for stores selling giants gear. a manager at the giants dugout store at the ballpark told me they just received a shipment in today and merchandise is already flying off the shelves. monte francis, "today in the bay." >> stub hub says you can buy tickets for contingent games, even tickets to the world series if the giants make it that far. police are investigating a string of home burglaries in the north bay. around 15 burglaries were reported in the past several weeks in san rafael. officers say they follow a similar pattern. they enter through unlocked windows and doors and search for jewelry and cash without rans k ransacking the house or making a mess. they often place stolen items in a pillowcase. the thieves are so tidy that sometimes the victims don't notice for several days they've been robbed. people living in east palo alto are taking a stand against violence. communities are taking part in a

stop the violence peace march to spread the message that residents want change. the march will begin at 1:00 this afternoon next to highway 101 and ends at jack ferrell park. the race street fish and poultry market closes its doors today. the owners say it's time to retire. this means customers will have to look elsewhere for the 10,000 pounds of fresh crab purchased every christmas week and hundreds of turkeys bought each thanksgiving. the market opened in 1947. the seafood kitchen which is next door to the market will remain open. much more ahead on "today in the bay," a nuclear submarine accident. where the collision happened this weekend.

new this morning, the u.s. navy is investigating a collision involving two of their ships. a nuclear submarine rammed a

cruiser just off the east coast yesterday afternoon. there were no injuries. naval officials have not released any details on the extent of the damage to either ship. also new this morning, israeli jets continue to pound targets in the gaza strip. military officials say planes struck militants who are planning a rocket attack. at least one person was killed. this comes after a strike yesterday which left two people dead and a handful of others injured. palestinian officials say members of a resistance group were targeted. actor and tv host gary collins has died. collins is best known as former master of ceremonies for the miss america pageant. the 74 year old was a frequent guest star during the '60s and '70s. doctors say collins died yesterday of natural causes. we have more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the november election is just days away.

we'll talk about some local issues you'll see on the ballot that haven't been getting a lot of attention and could raise an eyebrow. larry gerston will fill us in on what we need to know about them. first, mike inouye has a look at your weekend calendar. >> good morning. i'm mike inouye. there's lots to do today in the bay. we start with something for my son. model. the model railroad open house is today. you'll see a scale model of the southern pacific railroad bridge neighbor to the east. a three-level scale train layout and oil refinery and the sugar refinery. did you know we had one of those nearby too? next up, you head almost directly west for something for both of my kids. the bay area discovery museum. both of them love this place. international orange bridge. the color theme for today is black and orange for the goblin

jamboree. a fund-raiser today. kids and families are invited to come in costume and explore the museum turned haunted wonderland. games, attractions and live entertainment, a witch's school and pony rides. sounds more cute than scary. and now for some daddy time. i once wanted to draw comics for a living. this would have helped in this effort. the alternative press expo is an independent comic convention. if you're an artist or writer, they can help you find your next creative partner. lots of guests and workshops to help nurture your craft and one of the goals of this group is to create an awareness and appreciation for the graphic model. the comics. i hope i just helped in their cause. and as always, i hope i helped in your cause as well. have a great day "today in the bay."

welcome back to the program. it's 7:43. i don't want to make you feel bad about the choice to stay in and watch the news. these people are running 26.2 miles. the nike women's marathon running through downtown san francisco this morning. started at union square. they'll weave through down the embarcadero and over the golden gate bridge. my wife ran this once. end this up at golden gate park. good luck to all of them and maybe the rest of us will get out for a run later. tens of millions of people wait for tuesday's second debate between president barack obama and challenger mitt romney. local issues have compelling stories of their own. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to introduce us to some of them. obviously you get to the ballot and we talk about president and all that and then they get to the ballot, why are there so many pages? >> there are lots. just to set the picture.

there are nearly 100 local ballot measures. 100 on the nine bay area counties. that's a lot. a third of these things will deal with issues of governance, policies, programs. what should we do about this or that. another third will focus on parcel taxes either for local governments or for schools and about 20% ask voters to approve school construction bonds which together amount to $2.5 billion. that's a lot of money over the next few years. and there are a few others. you put it together, there's a lot of things for people to think about besides the presidency. >> a lot of that is if you voted before are very familiar topics. parcel tax for the school or something like that. you know what the drill is there. are there things that came up this year that made you as an experienced election watcher say i never saw that before? >> every year there's something unique. you think you've seen it all. >> that's why you're so enthusia enthusiastic. it always changes.

>> measure n. that's one you'll hear about if you hadn't already. it's in richmond. a fee of one cent for each ounce of carbonated nonalcoholic beverages. the idea is simple. fight obesity. childhood obesity particularly. the goal is to raise $22 million. opponents have raised $2.2 million or only 100 times as much. it's estimated that this will spend about $150 per vote. that's a lot of soda. that's three times what meg whitman spent per vote in 2010. it's amazing. we talk about 15,000 voters really making the rush. here's another one i like. measure f in san francisco. if it passes, it would be the first of a two-step effort to

devise a plan to demolish the damn. it's the centerpiece of a system that delivers water to 2.6 million people in san francisco and much of the bay area. this raises all kinds of issues including sentiments of people living outside of san francisco who might want the water as well and reaction of the federal government who just happens to weigh in because it owns yosemite national park. a few details there to be worked out. and there's measure e, a san jose proposal that would increase the number of card tables at san jose's two card rooms from 98 to 158. that's about a 60% increase. now the argument here is the increased number of tables would generate $20 million annually in badly needed taxes. opponents worried the card rooms cost the city dearly in crime related problems and more card tables means more troubles for law enforcement. here's the whole deal of the potential question of new

revenues on one hand versus the moral issues related to gambling and law enforcement costs. bay 101 pushed most of the money for this initiative and so you get an idea about why they're interested. they spend a million dollars promoting it. >> who is against the card room then? >> two groups. people who believe gambling is a bad idea and not a way for the city to raise money and secondly the idea that it will cost more to enforce it because of crime some people think it is around these card rooms and it would cost more money than you get. >> the debate is fascinating because it really will pit obviously people with very strong environmental feelings who feel strongly about restoring it to its pristine state but politics involved and money involved and logistics of where will you get that water then. >> yeah. it's just not going to fall from the sky. we know that much already.

that's why you have a reservoir system and there are other people outside of san francisco -- san francisco owns this water system, fine. there are still about 1.8 million people outside of the city who drink that water. where are we going to get it from? and the federal government has a thing or two to say. >> i remember doing an interview with dianne feinstein years ago. she is certainly a friend of the environmental movement. she said never will happen. obviously things may have changed but that was her very strong and immediate reaction a few years ago that's never going to change. >> the intriguing thing of course about the ballot process is that you can put almost anything on the ballot. you can legislate getting orange ties especially as it comes near playoff time. until it goes through the ballot and people vote on it, courts don't weigh in. strange things happen when it comes to election time and that's why i think it's interesting for people to look not only at the issue but also look to see who is behind the issues and who is funding the issues and who is for and who is

opposing it to get a sense of getting our arms around it. >> you are busy not only talking to me but you go out and meet with groups and that's exactly -- what is your message when you meet with groups on election time and people are just getting ballots and may be overwhelmed. what's your message to them? >> don't go by what it says per se because it's written in english but no two words together make sense any way to understand them. look to see who is supporting something and you can always find it on the newspapers, on websites, look to see who is opposing that and match that with your values and come up with a good way of how to vote. >> i'm going to hijack the segment. presidential debate coming up on tuesday. the narrative is set after the first debate. what happens on tuesday? >> what a difference two weeks makes. going in, obama was the one that people thought would manage the debate well. he took vacation before that debate and wasn't prepared. we know that. he'll come in tuesday just

gunning for bear. that's all there is to it. he's going to have to show that romney is someone who said one thing in the primaries and says another in the general election. romney is going to have to show this president has taken us nowhere during those four years. i tell you something. this debate is going to be significantly more important than the first debate which sets us up for the third one. i'm in heaven. >> yes, you are. thank you very much, larry gerston. appreciate it. you can get larry's political insight any time on nbcbayarea.com. we have much more ahead coming up on "today in the bay." we'll take you back to southern california. we'll have the latest on the space shuttle "endeavour's" slow journey to its new home. here's a live view of san francisco. fog across the bay. thick fog this parts of the bay area this morning. we'll talk about your sunday forecast when we come right back. ♪ we were skipping stones and letting go ♪

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in parts of the east bay and north bay as we look at the forecast later on this afternoon we have the 49ers taking on the new york football giants later today. we'll see patches of low clouds. upper 60s around game time just after 1:00 and then san francisco giants taking on the st. louis cardinals this evening. cool evening out there at the ballpark. partly cloudy skies. mid 60s and winds picking up. temperatures dropping through upper 50s as the game goes on there around san francisco. the fog is the big story this morning especially out in livermore. visibilities down to less than an eighth of a mile. likely slowing the commute into the livermore and sunol grade in san jose. low clouds there too. you can see visibility about a quarter mile in fairfield and santa rosa. the low clouds are acting like a blanket overnight. not too chilly outside. mid to upper 50s for now. very likely seeing mid to upper 70s inland in warmest places for the afternoon. satellite view really starting to look like fall now.

you can see a strong system bringing a lot of rain to the north. high pressure at least for now keeping that rain just off to the north of the bay area. we'll get one system to come through on tuesday that may try to toss a few showers north of sonoma county. this high pressure starts to strengthen on wednesday and we'll see a three-day warmup in valleys getting 80s to low 90s. thursday into friday warmest days of the week and this time next weekend a trough of low pressure off the coast and we'll see cooling temperatures moving through next weekend. for today, you can see the low clouds through 10:00 this morning for afternoon at least some hazy sunshine inland. a much cloudier day for the coast we think today with some 60s there and then by 6:00 fog starts to push back into the bay. mid 70s around san jose. low 70s close to the water near fremont and east bay. closer to 80 in pleasanton. 70s across the north bay.

for the next couple of days, mild temperatures. the second half of the week is going to at least briefly feel like a return to summer and then by next weekend, stay tuned. you only see saturday there but if you put sunday on, next sunday, i think we're going to see rain coming in. could be a pattern shift after a big ridge of high pressure moves on. we could be do for rain in eight to ten days. >> thank you very much. speaking of weather, weather is having an impact on this scheduled free-fall from space. falling from edge of space this morning. it's on hold. felix is trying again. you may recall this from last week. these are live pictures of the capsule. he's actually in the capsule right now but the balloon is not inflated. he'll attempt to make a free-fall jump from 23 miles up in the air. the plan is not only a record for height but go with close to 700 miles per hour which would also be a record. before opening his parachute, he will open the parachute if it happens a mile above the new mexico desert.

he becomes the first sky diver to break the sound barrier if successful. the jump was postponed twice last week because of high winds and it seems weather is delaying today's jump as well. keep an eye on that. if it happens, we'll bring you that later today in our later newscast. the space shuttle "endeavour" is nearing its final destination. we have a live look from near downtown los angeles where the shuttle -- look at that. it's just squeaking its way past those trees down the city streets. the "endeavour" will call california science center its home. crews hoped it would arrive last night but there were long days in reconfiguring the final stretch of roadway. the trailer hauling the shuttle sprang a leak. look at that picture one more time. it's amazing. >> zigzagging down the street. >> barely missing the trees. runners are taking the scenic route as we speak in san francisco. another live picture san francisco's nike women's marathon. 20,000 runners going through the streets of san francisco right now. 26-mile course passes through a lot of famous landmarks.

maybe if you're not running 26 today, get out and enjoy the outside. thanks for being with us this morning. have you heard of the new dialing procedure for the 408 and 669 area codes? no, what is it? starting october 20, 2012, if you have a 408 or 669 number, you'll need to dial 1 plus the area code plus the phone number for all calls. o.k., but what if i have an 408 number and i'm calling a 408 number? you'll still need to dial 1

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